Knuckle hub fixture assembly and method of using

摘要

A part clamping fixture assembly for locating and holding a knuckle/hub assembly, including a knuckle, a wheel hub and a bearing, for final finishing of a flange face of the wheel hub includes a top portion, a first housing portion, and a second housing portion. The first housing portion is intended to engage a first appendage of the knuckle and the second housing portion is intended to engage a second appendage portion of the knuckle. The fixture assembly also includes a puller member having an upper end for communicating with a drive mechanism in order to rotate the knuckle/hub assembly and a lower end opposite the upper end. An encasing is disposed around the puller member and has a lower portion for contacting the bearing. The fixture assembly also includes a lift mechanism for lifting the knuckle/hub assembly generally upward such that a surface of the bearing engages the lower portion of the encasing and such that the first housing portion and the second housing portion engage the first and second appendages respectively.